Monday, February 22, 2010

Marlon Brando and Pralines'n'Cream . . .

When I was living in Studio City, CA I would on occasion splurge and treat myself to a Baskin-Robbins ice cream cone. My favorite flavor was always Pralines'n'Cream.

One extremely hot day I stopped in at the local ice cream store to indulge. The store was empty, except for a rather large gentleman and a very young girl working behind the counter. As I waited for my turn I heard a very distinctive voice next to me asking "how much do I owe you". I turned and standing right next to me was none other then Marlon Brando! (he had even ordered my favorite flavor, Pralines'n'Cream)

He finished his transaction and left. I asked the gal if she knew who that was that had just left. She didn't, so I told her it was Marlon Brando! Her reply was, "who's that?" I thought about this for quite a few seconds (I couldn't believe she didn't know who the iconic Marlon Brando was)

I looked at her and said, "Superman's Dad?"

"Oh yeah", she replied unenthusiastically. She was very young.

1 comment:

  1. HA! Talk about feeling old. It's like kids who think they've discovered the Beatles! Good one, Jan.

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